1| 3. The State Commissioner of Health, or designee; |
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2| 4. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse |
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3|Services, or designee; |
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4| 5. The Director of the Department of Corrections, or designee; |
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5| 6. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or designee; |
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6| 7. The Director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children and |
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7|Youth, or designee; |
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8| 8. The Executive Director of the District Attorneys Council, or |
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9|designee; |
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10| 9. A judge with experience in both criminal and juvenile |
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11|proceedings to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the |
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12|Senate; |
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13| 10. A representative of an association of sheriffs and police |
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14|chiefs in the state to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of |
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15|the Senate; |
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16| 11. A representative of a program in the eastern part of the |
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17|state that provides girls an opportunity to visit their incarcerated |
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18|mothers and to participate in mother-daughter meetings to be |
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19|appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; |
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20| 12. A member of the Post-Adjudication Review Board to be |
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21|appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; |
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22| 13. A representative of the Department of Commerce to be |
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23|appointed by the Governor; |
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24| |
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1| 14. A representative from the University of Oklahoma with |
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2|expertise in the area of incarcerated individuals and their children |
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3|to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; |
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4| 15. A representative from Oklahoma State University with |
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5|expertise in the area of incarcerated individuals and their children |
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6|to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; |
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7| 16. A representative of a community planning agency from the |
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8|northeast quadrant of the state to be appointed by the President Pro |
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9|Tempore of the Senate; |
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10| 17. A representative of the faith community to be appointed by |
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11|the Speaker of the House of Representatives; |
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12| 18. A representative of an Indian tribe to be appointed by the |
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13|Governor; and |
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14| 19. A representative of the Governor's office to be appointed |
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15|by the Governor. |
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16| C. The advisory council shall have seven subcommittees as |
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17|follows: |
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18| 1. Safety protocols; |
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19| 2. Data collection; |
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20| 3. Outreach and education; |
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21| 4. Economic supports; |
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22| 5. Research; |
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23| 6. Resource clearinghouse; and |
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24| |
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1| 7. Review of existing legislation affecting children of |
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2|incarcerated parents. |
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3| D. The advisory council shall: |
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4| 1. Develop and submit to the Governor, the President Pro |
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5|Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of |
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6|Representatives a state plan no later than February 1, 2011, that |
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7|identifies and coordinates services to children of incarcerated |
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8|parents with the primary goal of promoting their safety and |
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9|well-being; and |
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10| 2. Provide oversight of the implementation of the state plan |
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11|and responses to recommendations made by the advisory council. |
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12| E. The state plan developed by the advisory council shall |
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13|reflect the goals, outcomes, and recommendations of the seven |
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14|subcommittees established in subsection C of this section. |
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15| F. The advisory council's actions shall reflect the following |
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16|principles which support Oklahoma children living without one or |
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17|both parents due to incarceration: |
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18| 1. A child of an incarcerated parent deserves to be kept safe |
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19|and informed at the time of the parent's arrest; |
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20| 2. A child of an incarcerated parent deserves to be heard when |
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21|decisions are made about the child; |
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22| 3. A child of an incarcerated parent deserves to be considered |
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23|when decisions are made about the incarcerated parent; |
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24| |
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1| 4. A child of an incarcerated parent deserves to be well cared |
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2|for in the parent's absence; |
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3| 5. A child of an incarcerated parent deserves to speak with, |
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4|see, and touch the incarcerated parent during visitations as deemed |
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5|appropriate and in the best interest of the child; |
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6| 6. A child of an incarcerated parent deserves support as he or |
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7|she struggles with the parent's incarceration; |
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8| 7. A child of an incarcerated parent deserves not to be judged, |
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9|blamed, or labeled because of the parent's incarceration; and |
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10| 8. Unless limited by the court, a child of an incarcerated |
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11|parent deserves to have a relationship with the parent until he or |
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12|she becomes eighteen (18) years of age. |
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13| G. The advisory council shall elect a chair and vice chair at |
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14|the first meeting. |
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15| H. The advisory council shall meet at least once monthly. |
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16| I. Staff support for the advisory council shall be provided by |
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17|the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. |
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18| J. Members of the advisory council shall serve without |
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19|compensation, but shall be reimbursed by their appointing authority |
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20|for necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their |
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21|duties in accordance with the State Travel Reimbursement Act. |
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22| K. The advisory council is authorized to solicit, receive, and |
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23|pool funds from the federal government, any political subdivisions |
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24|of the state, or any individual, foundation, or corporation, and may |
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